- Womens Officer
Thursday 2pm - 4pm - LGBT Officer
Friday 1pm - 3pm - Ethics and Environment Officer
Wednesday 12pm - 2pm - Mature Students' Officer
Check the board in the office weekly for times! - At the Representation and Volunteering Office in Gunhouse
What are Student Officers?
Student Officers are students who are elected in to these voluntary positions to represent groups of students or issues within the Union. Each Student Officer is responsible for a certain area to represent; Black, Disabled, International, EU, Women, Mature, LGBT, Post graduate, Part time students and also Ethics and Environment.
Student Officers are a point of contact for students with issues or concerns either within the Union, University or wider community and they take these to Student Council to discuss with Sabbaticals and the student body in order to resolve these issues. Student Officers are also there to ensure your welfare during their year in office and so run campaigns about issues that could affect you.
All your Student Officers have office hours so you can pop in to talk about issues or campaigns that you would like to see happen.
Student Officer Elections
The student officer nominations for 2012/13 are now open. There are ten voluntary positions available: Womens', BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic), Mature, Part-time, Postgraduate, Disabled, International, Ethics and Environment, EU and LGBT.
By becoming a student officer you will gain loads of experience for your CV, represent the voice of under-represented students to the Union and University and create positive change for your electorate.
Student Officers will be line-managed by the President of the Union but held accountable by the students and so you will attend monthly Student Councils to update the student body on what you have been working on.
If elected as a student officer you will also attend the NUS liberation conference for your remit and represent your students at a National Level.
Want to gain all of this experience and create a change for students at Portsmouth? Then nominate yourself today!
Timeline
- Monday 23rd April – Nominations Opened
- Monday 24th September – Nominations Close 1pm
- Wednesday 26th Septembers – Candidates Briefing 2pm
- Friday 28th September – Voting Opens 10am
- Friday 5th October – Voting Closes 1pm
- Friday 5th October – Student Officers Announced 4pm
Nominations Pack
Download the nominations pack.
NUS Liberation Conference
Black Students' Conference Delegation
Bradford 19th - 20th May 2012
NUS are holding a Black Students' Conference and UPSU are looking to send one delegate. The delegate for this conference is elected into position and the election will be taking place at Student Council on 27th April, 5pm, in Room 1 at the Union.
In order to nominate yourself for this position you must self define as black.
Transport will be provided to and from the conference and NUS provide accomodation in Bradford.
If you would like to nominate yourself for this position and respresent the views of black students at a national level then fill in the form below. Nominations close on the 25th April at 5pm.
